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Posted in thread: My laminate floor moves when you walk on it on 03-09-2009 at 07:29 AMI pulled up the floor and smoothed the underlayment. There is some improvement; I'm thinking
about removing the underlayment...what do i have to lose.

Posted in thread: My laminate floor moves when you walk on it on 03-05-2009 at 11:48 AMI'm so sorry-I mean to say that its moving vertically-up and down. not around. Its like its
compressing or crushing the underlayment. I tried to get the underlayment flat, but what if I
didnt'?

Posted in thread: My laminate floor moves when you walk on it on 03-03-2009 at 08:31 AMHowdy folks!I'm in the process of installing a laminate floor in a 5 x 5 powder room-I'm about
3/4 done. When you walk on the new floor, it moves under your feet. The boards are locked
together; the m...

Posted in thread: new walls and an old ceiling on 10-17-2008 at 07:31 AMThanks much!I've seen where you can apply a coat of thinned joint compound with a paint
roller-kind of like the suggestion above. Would the skim coat with the roller really work? It
sounds strange to ...

Posted in thread: new walls and an old ceiling on 10-16-2008 at 01:31 PMI have a very small half bath and the existing drywall is messed up. Specifically, the previous
owner thought that it was a good idea to apply several coats of paint over old wallpaper paste.
It looks...

Posted in thread: paint sprayer on 03-27-2008 at 09:07 AMHello all-I'm thinking about spray painting 4 half louvered bifold doors. I have a small
compressor (the simple $300 light duty porter cable that comes with the two brad nailers). Does
anyone have sug...

Posted in thread: Bifold doors on 03-25-2008 at 02:08 PMI'm not sure if this thread belongs here, but what the hell.I have a utility closet adjacent to
my kitchen; its a big closet containing the washer, dryer, furnance, waterheater, etc. There
are two sep...